Shea Stadium

The Shea Stadium (complete name William A. Municipal Shea Stadium ) is a stage of Baseball, located at Flushing in the district of the Queens, with New York. Shea Stadium is located in the area of Flushing Meadows , and is thus located near the Guardia Airport, and of the grounds of Tennis of the US Open.

It shelters the team of the Mets of New York since 1964, which constitutes with the major Yankees one of the teams of American LMB. Between 1964 and 1983, the Jets of New York of NFL played their home matches in this stage. The Yankees of New York also played Shea Stadium between 1974 and 1975, while the Yankee Stadium was in restoration. The current capacity of the stage is of 55.601 sitted places and it has 45 cabins of luxury. Shea Stadium is the stage of the Mets of New York since its inauguration in 1964, but the construction of a new stage which will accommodate the Mets is envisaged from here with 2009.

History

With the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants moving in California, the metropolitan zone of New York had only one team of Base-ball after 1957. That went soon changed when the mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. named William A. Shea and four other lawyers to acquire a new frankness from Baseball for the city. Shea tried to delude Reds, Pirates, or Phillies with New York but failed the first time. In November 1958, Shea proposes Continental League, that carried out the major Ligue of baseball to allot teams to New York and Houston in 1962. The primary reason of the departure of Giants and Dodgers was that the teams wished new stages. So that the city accommodates a frankness, a new stage was to be built. The October 28th 1961, work started for the new stage of the Mets of New York. Unfortunately, the Mets had to play Sports shirt Grounds during two years while their new stage was in construction. In the beginning called Flushing Meadows Park, the stage was retitré in the honor of William A. Shea, of this fact becoming Shea Stadium. The cost of its construction bordered the $28,5 million dollars, in 1961, without counting the many restorations which were operated since. The Mets of New York played their first match in Shea Stadium the April 17th 1964 and they inclined 4 to 3 against the Pirates of Pittsburgh in front of 48.736 spectators. The stage can contain 55.601 sitted places. It was the first stage of its size to have a system of escalator, it could convert football field into park of Base-ball. Shea Stadium also sheltered several concerts, in particular that of the Beatles in August 1965 in front of 53.275 fans. With more than 1,7 million spectators who filled the stage in 1964, the leaders announced projects to add 15.000 seats and a dome. However the studies proved that the structure of the stage could not support a dome, therefore the idea was abandoned.

The Yankees of New York also played Shea Stadium between the April 6th 1974 and the September 28th 1975, whereas the Yankee Stadium was renovated. Except seats being replaced during the years, very few changes intervened in Shea Stadium. Before the season 1987, large blue panels with the drawing of the players were installed. Moreover 45 continuations were added to the level of the platform of press.

ISIC Field

In April 2006, the Mets revealed their project for a new stage of Base-ball, ISIC Field. The team will continue to play Shea Stadium during the seasons 2007 and 2008 before the entry in ISIC Field in 2009.

Description

Today, Shea Stadium remains a pleasant place to observe a match of baseball, except the planes unloading and taking off of the airport close to LaGuardia. The majority of the supporters take train 7 with the stop of the stage to come to attend the matches. Inside the stage, the spectators can observe a massive structure being composed of five platforms of sitted places which extend around the ground. The Mets Magic Hat is located behind the central field close to the table of the scores. When a player of the Mets makes a Coup of circuit (homerun), an apple rises out of the hat. A small whole of steps is located behind the left field, with a video screen Diamond Vision.

Events

World Series, 1969,1973,1986 and 2000
National League Championship Series, 1969,1973,1986,1988,1999,2000 and 2006
National League Division Series, 1999,2000 and 2006
Match of stars of the major League of baseball 1964, July 7th, 1964
Showdown At Shea, August 9th, 1980
Concert The Beatles, August 15th, 1965 and August 23rd, 1966
Visit of the Pope Jean-Paul II, October 3rd, 1979
Visit of Billy Graham, 23 June 28th, 1970

Dimensions

Left Field (left Field) - 338 feet (103 meters)
Left-Center - 371 “(113 m)
Center Field (central Field) - 410” (125 m)
Right-Center - 371 “(113 m)
Right Field (right Field) - 338” (103 m)

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